# Cariboo—Prince George

Cariboo—Prince George is a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.

## Geography

The riding of Cariboo—Prince George extends from near Williams Lake in the south to Prince George in the north and Vanderhoof in the west. Cities and towns in this area include Williams Lake, Quesnel, Wells, Prince George & Vanderhoof.

## History

This district was created in 2003 from parts of Cariboo—Chilcotin and Prince George—Bulkley Valley ridings.
The 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution concluded that the electoral boundaries of Cariboo—Prince George should be adjusted slightly, and a modified electoral district of the same name will be contested in future elections. The redefined Cariboo—Prince George lost a small portion of its current territory in the upper Bella Coola Valley to the district of Skeena—Bulkley Valley but is otherwise unchanged. These new boundaries were legally defined in the 2013 representation order, came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.

## Demographics

Panethnic groups in Cariboo—Prince George (2011−2021) :
| Panethnic group | 2021 | 2021 | 2016 | 2016 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Panethnic group | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| European | 81,005 | 73.78% | 81,335 | 75.93% | 83,640 | 78.02% |
| Indigenous | 18,915 | 17.23% | 17,830 | 16.64% | 17,100 | 15.95% |
| South Asian | 4,195 | 3.82% | 3,330 | 3.11% | 2,680 | 2.5% |
| Southeast Asian | 2,015 | 1.84% | 1,445 | 1.35% | 1,125 | 1.05% |
| East Asian | 1,450 | 1.32% | 1,625 | 1.52% | 1,720 | 1.6% |
| African | 1,080 | 0.98% | 765 | 0.71% | 525 | 0.49% |
| Latin American | 410 | 0.37% | 295 | 0.28% | 145 | 0.14% |
| Middle Eastern | 295 | 0.27% | 160 | 0.15% | 145 | 0.14% |
| Other | 435 | 0.4% | 330 | 0.31% | 120 | 0.11% |
| Total responses | 109,790 | 98.71% | 107,120 | 98.36% | 107,200 | 99.03% |
| Total population | 111,226 | 100% | 108,907 | 100% | 108,252 | 100% |
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. |||||||

## Members of Parliament

| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Cariboo—Chilcotin and Prince George—Bulkley Valley |||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Dick Harris | Conservative |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Dick Harris | Conservative |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Dick Harris | Conservative |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Dick Harris | Conservative |
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Todd Doherty | Conservative |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Todd Doherty | Conservative |
| 44th | 2021–present | Todd Doherty | Conservative |

## Election results

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Todd Doherty | 25,771 | 50.8 | -1.9 | $48,803.67 |
| | New Democratic | Audrey McKinnon | 10,323 | 20.4 | +5.0 | none listed |
| | Liberal | Garth Frizzell | 8,397 | 16.6 | -3.4 | $12,156.37 |
| | People's | Jeremy Gustafson | 4,160 | 8.2 | +6.0 | $5,338.68 |
| | Green | Leigh Hunsinger-Chang | 1,844 | 3.6 | -5.5 | $11,400.61 |
| | Christian Heritage | Henry Thiessen | 218 | 0.4 | — | $1,147.25 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 50,713 | – | – | $143,143.51 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 267 | 0.52 | -0.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,980 | 59.8 | -5.7 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 85,187 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -1.2 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 28,407 | 51.17 |
| New Democratic | 11,327 | 20.40 |
| Liberal | 9,029 | 16.26 |
| People's | 4,556 | 8.21 |
| Green | 1,934 | 3.48 |
| Others | 261 | 0.47 |
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Todd Doherty | 28,848 | 52.7 | +16.06 | $71,474.23 |
| | Liberal | Tracy Calogheros | 10,932 | 20.0 | -11.49 | $31,879.37 |
| | New Democratic | Heather Sapergia | 8,440 | 15.4 | -10.43 | none listed |
| | Green | Mackenzie Kerr | 4,998 | 9.1 | +5.64 | none listed |
| | People's | Jing Lan Yang | 1,206 | 2.2 | - | none listed |
| | Independent | Michael Orr | 350 | 0.6 | -0.62 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 54,774 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 321 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,095 | 65.5 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 84,116 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +13.78 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Todd Doherty | 19,688 | 36.64 | -19.62 | $70,428.14 |
| | Liberal | Tracy Calogheros | 16,921 | 31.49 | +26.43 | $28,272.16 |
| | New Democratic | Trent Derrick | 13,879 | 25.83 | -4.28 | $60,383.50 |
| | Green | Richard Edward Jaques | 1,860 | 3.46 | -2.72 | $2,214.20 |
| | Independent | Sheldon Clare | 657 | 1.22 | | $13,871.81 |
| | No affiliation | Gordon Campbell | 402 | 0.75 | | – |
| | Christian Heritage | Adam De Kroon | 327 | 0.61 | | $2,663.87 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 53,734 | 100.00 | | $265,082.81 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 216 | 0.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,950 | 67.85 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 79,517 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -23.02 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 24,324 | 56.26 |
| New Democratic | 13,016 | 30.10 |
| Green | 2,673 | 6.18 |
| Liberal | 2,190 | 5.07 |
| Others | 1,033 | 2.39 |
vte2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Harris | 24,443 | 56.17 | +0.78 |
| | New Democratic | Jon Van Barneveld | 13,135 | 30.18 | +4.29 |
| | Green | Heidi Redl | 2,702 | 6.21 | -0.19 |
| | Liberal | Sangeeta Lalli | 2,200 | 5.06 | -5.48 |
| | Christian Heritage | Henry Thiessen | 440 | 1.01 | – |
| | Independent | Jon Ronan | 394 | 0.91 | – |
| | Rhinoceros | Jordan Turner | 204 | 0.47 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 43,518 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 171 | 0.39 | +0.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,689 | 58.00 | +3.68 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 75,329 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -1.76 |
vte2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Dick Harris | 22,637 | 55.39 | +10.45 | $73,476 |
| | New Democratic | Bev Collins | 10,581 | 25.89 | +2.69 | $14,990 |
| | Liberal | Drew Adamick | 4,309 | 10.54 | -13.53 | $5,010 |
| | Green | Amber Van Drielen | 2,614 | 6.40 | +0.87 | $10 |
| | Independent | Douglas Gook | 729 | 1.78 | – | |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 40,870 | 100.0 | | $92,328 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 151 | 0.37 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,021 | 54.32 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +3.88 |
vte2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Dick Harris | 19,624 | 44.94 | -1.77 | $83,782 |
| | Liberal | Simon Yu | 10,509 | 24.07 | +4.18 | $16,389 |
| | New Democratic | Alfred Trudeau | 10,129 | 23.20 | -3.29 | $15,028 |
| | Green | Alex Bracewell | 2,416 | 5.53 | +1.28 | $4,952 |
| | Christian Heritage | Chris Kempling | 505 | 1.16 | – | $3,910 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Carol Lee Chapman | 279 | 0.64 | +0.46 | |
| | Canadian Action | Bev Collins | 109 | 0.25 | -0.71 | $1,326 |
| | First Peoples National | Don Roberts | 95 | 0.22 | – | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 43,666 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 119 | 0.27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,785 | 60 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -2.98 |
vte2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Dick Harris | 19,721 | 46.71 | $49,767 |
| | New Democratic | Rick Smith | 11,183 | 26.49 | $18,841 |
| | Liberal | Gurbux Saini | 8,397 | 19.89 | $77,812 |
| | Green | Douglas Gook | 1,798 | 4.25 | |
| | Independent | Mike Orr | 478 | 1.13 | $1,388 |
| | Canadian Action | Bev Collins | 408 | 0.96 | $1,188 |
| | Libertarian | Jeff Paetkau | 148 | 0.35 | $400 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Carol Lee Chapman | 79 | 0.18 | $75 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 42,212 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 160 | 0.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,372 | 57.43 |
| This riding was created from parts of Cariboo—Chilcotin and Prince George—Bulkley Valley, both of which elected a Canadian Alliance candidate in the previous election. Dick Harris was the incumbent from Prince George—Bulkley Valley. |||||||